Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Rule:

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) gives notice that the revised draft Statewide Transition Plan, required per Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Rule (42 CFR 441.301(c)(6)),was submitted on March 31, 2016 to CMS for review. It will be effective upon CMS approval.

The following is a summary of the revisions made in the draft Statewide Transition Plan (originally submitted Feb. 26, 2015):

Communication and outreach

Update provided on this public notice and comment period for the Feb. 24, 2016, draft of the Statewide Transition Plan (page 5).

In the identification of settings, differentiated between Community Residential Care Facilities (CRCFs) that contract with SCDDSN to provide residential habilitation and those CRCFs that do not (page 21).

Added the Pediatric Medical Day Care setting (page 22).

Updated the timeframe for when individual site visits will occur (page 23).

Under “Outcomes,” updated the number of settings, by setting type, estimated to fall into each of the HCBS Compliance Categories (tables, pages 24 and 25).

“Actions for Facilities Deemed not in Compliance” has been expanded to provide greater detail on immediate compliance actions (page 25).

“Actions for Facilities Deemed not in Compliance” includes a section on “Relocation of Waiver Participants” (page 26).

This section was pulled out of the “Assessment of settings” section and given much more detail on what this process will look like for providers with settings subject to heightened scrutiny. It begins on page 30.

South Carolina Home and Community-Based Services Statewide Transition Plan Timeline

The timeline was updated to reflect the changes and additions listed above along with updated dates (page 35).

SCDHHS highly values the safety of beneficiaries’ personal information and does not call beneficiaries asking for personal information such as their social security number. Beneficiaries should never give out their social security number or other personal information to anyone they have not contacted. If they do receive a suspicious call, they should contact local law enforcement immediately.